Healing Doctor

Chapter 493 Throwing Money

"Old Bai, the production team really put in a lot of effort. This animation is much better than those animations that are just trying to get subsidies." Director Liu smacked his lips and commented after watching the animation.

"Impressive," Director Bai praised.

"I'd say it's alright, I guess."

"Not bad?" Director Bai said disdainfully, "You don't know a thing!"

"You know nothing about bullshit?"

"Let me ask you," Director Bai asked, pointing at the television screen, "Do you know how much it costs to produce an animation like this?"

"It'll cost at least 100,000 or 200,000," Director Liu said. "This show has high ratings. Didn't you see the product placement for the bottled water? I reckon in the next episode, even Ji Xiang's clothes will have product placement."

"One hundred thousand or two hundred thousand?" Director Bai said disdainfully. "Last year, I wanted to make a promotional video to popularize clinical knowledge so that patients and their families who can communicate and talk properly could understand a little. But when I inquired about the price, I was dumbfounded. It's damn expensive."

"Expensive?!" Director Liu exclaimed in surprise.

In his mind, the production cost of tens of thousands of dollars for a few seconds of animation was already an overestimation. It's just animation, how much more expensive could it be?

"Movie-quality animation, like the one we just saw, is worth 100,000 seconds."

"!!!" Director Liu's eyes almost popped out of his head and broke his leg. "They're made of gold, worth 100,000 per second."

"Movie-quality!" Director Bai emphasized. "It's obvious that the foundation is movie-quality, but because of the short runtime, it's not as refined. Anyway, I feel that the production team spent the money well, otherwise it would have been impossible to produce something of this quality in such a short time."

"Hiss~~~" Director Liu gasped.

He trusted Director Bai, believing that no matter how absurd or incomprehensible something was, it would eventually prove Director Bai right.

Let alone 100,000 per second, even if Director Bai said it was 1 million per second, Director Liu would believe it.

"It only took almost several tens of seconds, and that's several million! Lao Bai, is the production team that rich?" Director Liu asked in surprise.

"Yes, they spent a lot of money just to show the surgical procedure. The production team is very clever, extremely clever."

"We can just ask the sponsors for that money." Director Liu's smile faded. "Let's not talk about the first two episodes, or even the later ones, just this episode of the variety show..."

"What?" Director Bai asked with a mocking smile.

"Hahaha."

Director Liu laughed heartily.

He never watches variety shows, and when he wants to say something to praise someone, he doesn't know where to begin. If he doesn't praise the key points, he's likely to be looked down upon by his old friends.

"That's not what surprised me the most. Producing a beautifully animated film usually takes several months," Director Bai continued. "To produce nearly a minute of animation in just a few days, the production team simply couldn't have done it without extra funding."

Ten thousand per second, and then more money has to be added – this has exceeded Director Liu's comprehension.

"This is incredible," Director Bai said softly, watching the television.

"They're professionals."

"No, I was talking about Ji Xiang," Director Bai said.

Director Liu was taken aback. "What does this have to do with Ji Xiang?"

"When Dean Sun told Ji Xiang about participating in a variety show, Ji Xiang initially refused," Director Bai said. "And as you know, that's how it happened later."

"Yes, Xiao Ji said he wants to promote interventional surgery so that more patients know they have another option."

"And that's how we got the result," Director Liu and Section Chief Bai said in unison.

The two exchanged a glance and fell silent.

At the time, Ji Xiang's wish was just like making a wish, something he said casually.

But the TV program that just aired featured a top-tier hospital director rushing to make a diagnosis; a patient lying in bed, pale and on the verge of death; and the patient's family members with red eyes, trying hard to hold back their tears.

One illness destroyed a family.

Using these as the backdrop, the entire rescue process of the doctor was recorded from beginning to end and explained with exquisite animation.

Ji Xiang is truly a lucky charm whose wishes come true.

……

……

"Sister Yuqing, this is so well done!" Tang Yan exclaimed, watching the animation showcasing the surgical procedure.

"We just threw money at it," Feng Yuqing said casually. "It was a collaborative effort by several animation companies. Although the timeframe was tight and the final product was barely acceptable, it was still alright."

"It's barely watchable..." Tang Yan genuinely didn't understand what Feng Yuqing meant by "barely watchable."

"I've seen the sample footage, and as an ordinary person, I can understand it," Feng Yuqing smiled. "That's enough."

"Amazing!" Tang Yan exclaimed again.

Money can make the devil turn the millstone, and even make the millstone turn the devil. Aren't we ourselves also overwhelmed by money?

Tang Yan thought to herself, "It's been quite relaxing being away from Ji Xiang." Her eyelashes fluttered as she thought about it.

"Yan'er, what do you think?" Feng Yuqing asked.

"Excellent!" Tang Yan gave an affirmative answer. "I'm just somewhere between a practitioner and an ordinary person; I know a little, but not much."

"Don't talk nonsense," Feng Yuqing said with a smile. "I've heard that you have a strong understanding of surgery, and that you can give guidance to young doctors on the operating table after observing a few surgeries."

"They're so clumsy, they can't even separate their hands and feet properly," Tang Yan complained. "I was just getting anxious watching them, so I tried to say a few more words, telling them how the surgery should be done. But I don't know how, I really don't. On another note, this animation is really well done; it shows the entire surgical process and also avoids the risks of censorship."

"You think animation isn't subject to censorship?" Feng Yuqing said with a mocking expression.

Tang Yan was taken aback. She immediately realized that this young lady and the people behind her must have done a lot of work to get this animation to appear in an online variety show.

"This episode was well done," Feng Yuqing said. "The last episode was already very exciting, and this one took it even further. Not bad at all."

"Sister Yuqing, what's next?" Tang Yan asked.

"Who knows? That's Director Fan's problem. I'm just responsible for spending the money."

Tang Yan was somewhat envious of the statement that he only needed to spend money.

If only hospital departments didn't interfere with our work.

"Sister Yuqing, how much did it cost to make the animation?"

"There were three versions in total, and this is the one that was ultimately reviewed and approved by several directors. In total, it seems to be over twelve million."

"..."

Tang Yan was completely stunned by this number.

Although she had never seen that much money, she had heard of it. Many celebrities earn more than that for a single season of variety shows.

But she was a living, breathing, superstar with a huge following.

The animation in front of you, which cost twelve million to produce, is only about a minute long and explains the surgery!

Not the same at all.

"With money, you really can do whatever you want," Tang Yan thought, looking at Feng Yuqing with even more envy.

(End of this chapter)